NASCAR To Produce a Garage 56 Documentary For Amazon Prime

What’s Happening?

Adam Stern reported a Variety piece by Brian Steinberg that says NASCAR will produce a documentary about the Le Mans Garage 56 entry. According to Steinberg, the documentary will follow the CEO of NASCAR, Jim France’s, efforts, “to showcase a next-generation race car to an international audience in partnership with Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet, and Goodyear”.

• NASCAR’s Garage 56 entry has impressed in its’ time at Le Mans this week. From outpacing the GT cars to winning the Pit Crew Challenge, this entry has turned some heads.
• This also comes amidst reports that Amazon is the favorite to land a potential NASCAR streaming deal after this TV rights deal expires at the end of 2024. While this documentary is by no means a commitment to broadcasting races, it is the first evidence of NASCAR and Amazon Prime partnering on something.
• Fans on social media are excited about the move. Some were quick to make the connection between Amazon Prime and NASCAR, predicting Amazon would be a part of the next TV deal, even though there has been no TV rights deal struck between the two.

In the Stands

JMP1299 thinks that Amazon will be a part of the next TV deal.

I am completely on board with this.

Ronniemack01 is a fan of this move.

This is a W for NASCAR.

On Your Screen

Realistic indeed, but nothing has yet been officially announced.

Not quite, but it does open Pandora’s box

From the Pressbox

Insignificant it is not Davey Segal